And since the law of our nature and of our life is that a new generation is for ever springing up, the most desirable thing is that along with your contemporaries, with whom you started in the race, you may also teach what is to us the goal.
From a philosophical dialogue on old age, reflecting on the natural cycle of generations and the role of elders.
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